Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Wednesday, February 1, 2017 · Verizon Center

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3–5

Final

SOG 33–22

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SN · NBCSN · TVAS

Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Verizon Center. The Bruins outshot the Capitals 33-22.

Brad Marchand scored twice. T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin, Brett Connolly, Evgeny Kuznetsov and David Krejci also scored.

Braden Holtby made 30 saves on 33 shots for the win; Tuukka Rask stopped 17 of 22.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BOS	1	1	1	3	33
WSH	2	1	2	5	22

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

T.J. Oshie (19)Nicklas Backstrom (36)0–103:06 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom (14)Matt Niskanen (23), T.J. Oshie (15)0–213:34 WSH
Brad Marchand (22)Patrice Bergeron (14), David Pastrnak (19)1–218:46 BOS · PPG

2nd period

Brad Marchand (23)Ryan Spooner (18), David Pastrnak (20)2–202:49 BOS · PPG
Alex Ovechkin (25)Matt Niskanen (24), Nicklas Backstrom (37)2–319:45 WSH · PPG

3rd period

Brett Connolly (9)Dmitry Orlov (22), Evgeny Kuznetsov (30)2–403:29 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov (11)Tom Wilson (7)2–515:53 WSH
David Krejci (13)David Pastrnak (21), Brad Marchand (31)3–518:29 BOS

Team stats

BOSWSH

33Shots on goal22

46%Faceoff %54%

2/3Power play1/3

6Penalty minutes6

24Hits17

12Blocked shots17

9Giveaways12

5Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 17:59Brett Connolly · interference2 min
2nd 01:40Evgeny Kuznetsov · tripping2 min
2nd 07:58Brad Marchand · tripping2 min
2nd 18:36Brandon Carlo · holding2 min
3rd 01:22Brandon Carlo · high sticking2 min
3rd 09:54Matt Niskanen · hooking2 min

Season series

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters

63Brad MarchandC	2	1	3	-2	3	1	1	2	–	21:00
88David PastrnakR	0	3	3	-2	5	0	1	0	–	19:38
37Patrice BergeronC	0	1	1	-2	3	0	1	0	56	16:24
46David KrejciC	1	0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	33	19:49
51Ryan SpoonerC	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	17	13:53
11Jimmy HayesR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	09:38
20Riley NashC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	50	13:46
28Dominic MooreC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	71	12:45
39Matt BeleskeyL	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	–	11:38
42David BackesR	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	100	17:41
59Tim SchallerC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	09:17
72Frank VatranoC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	15:20
6Colin MillerD	0	0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	–	14:04
25Brandon CarloD	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	4	–	17:55
33Zdeno CharaD	0	0	0	-1	3	1	2	0	–	23:40
47Torey KrugD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	24:49
54Adam McQuaidD	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	–	18:18
86Kevan MillerD	0	0	0	-3	1	5	0	0	–	16:38

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Zane McIntyreG		0	0	0	–	00:00
40Tuukka RaskG	L	22	17	5	.773	58:38

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

19Nicklas BackstromC	1	2	3	+2	3	0	0	0	47	19:47
77T.J. OshieR	1	1	2	+2	2	1	3	0	100	19:12
92Evgeny KuznetsovC	1	1	2	+1	2	0	0	2	55	17:27
2Matt NiskanenD	0	2	2	+1	3	2	1	2	–	22:13
8Alex OvechkinL	1	0	1	+2	5	2	1	0	–	19:29
10Brett ConnollyR	1	0	1	+1	1	1	0	2	–	11:31
43Tom WilsonR	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	–	12:27
9Dmitry OrlovD	0	1	1	+2	2	2	2	0	–	19:45
18Chandler StephensonC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	07:41
20Lars EllerC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	14:11
26Daniel WinnikL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	11:18
65Andre BurakovskyL	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	100	13:03
83Jay BeagleC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	16:28
90Marcus JohanssonL	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	16:54
27Karl AlznerD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	0	–	20:53
44Brooks OrpikD	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	–	15:27
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	+2	4	0	1	0	–	22:40
88Nate SchmidtD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	15:38

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Philipp GrubauerG		0	0	0	–	00:00
70Braden HoltbyG	W	33	30	3	.909	60:00